Exercise apparatus

Abstract

An exercise apparatus used by an individual that is performing a variation of a push-up exercise. The exercise apparatus includes a footing, a lower housing, a lower housing cap, a bearing element, and an upper platform. The footing is attached to the lower housing and prevents the lower housing from rotating or laterally moving along a floor or other support surface. The upper platform rotates relative to the lower housing through the bearing element, which rests on the lower housing cap. The upper platform has either an ergonomical handle or a punch pad attached to it for an individual to utilize the exercise apparatus through.

1. An exercise system comprising:
 two exercise devices, each of said exercise devices includes
 an upper platform, 
 means for providing padding for a clinched fist to rest in while performing a push-up, said padding means attached to said upper platform, 
 a lower housing engaging said upper platform, 
 a bearing element between said lower housing and said upper platform, and 
 regulating components that control the level of resistance to rotation between said lower housing and said upper platform, said regulating components are within a space formed by said upper platform and said lower housing; 
 
 a support bar having two ends; 
 a first attachment ring near one end of said support bar; 
 a second attachment ring near the other end of said support bar; 
 a first Velcro loop on a side opposite said first attachment ring, said first Velcro loop capable of attaching to a weight machine; and 
 a second Velcro loop on a side opposite said second attachment ring, said second Velcro loop capable of attaching to a weight machine; 
 wherein each of said attachment loops wrap around a respective lower housing of one of said exercise devices. 
 
     
     
       2. The exercise system according to  claim 1 , wherein each exercise device further includes a base having a cavity sized to fit around and cover a portion of said lower housing. 
     
     
       3. The exercise system according to  claim 2 , wherein the height of the cavity in each base is less than a distance from a bottom of said lower housing to a bottom of said upper platform. 
     
     
       4. The exercise device system according to  claim 2 , wherein each base is tapered radially inward from a bottom to at least a bottom of said cavity. 
     
     
       5. The exercise system according to  claim 1 , wherein each exercise device further including a base having a cavity, the cavity is sized to provide a space into which the lower housing fits, and the cavity covers a portion of an exterior of said lower housing. 
     
     
       6. The exercise system according to  claim 5 , wherein the height of the cavity in said base is less than a distance from a bottom of said lower housing to a bottom of said upper platform such that the lower housing extends from a top of said base. 
     
     
       7. The exercise system according to  claim 1 , wherein each exercise device further including an additional height base that includes a cavity in which said lower housing fits in to raise said lower housing further from a surface on which said exercise device sits. 
     
     
       8. An exercise device comprising:
 an upper platform, 
 a handle having two upright sections connected by a gripping member, 
 a lower housing engaging said upper platform, 
 a bearing element between said lower housing and said upper platform, and 
 regulating components that control the level of resistance to rotation between said lower housing and said upper platform, said regulating components are in connected to said upper platform and said lower housing and enclosed by said upper platform and said lower housing. 
 
     
     
       9. The exercise device according to  claim 8 , wherein said regulating components provide a variable and adjustable level of resistance. 
     
     
       10. The exercise device according to  claim 8 , wherein said upper platform includes a cylindrical wall extending down and covering at least a portion of said lower housing. 
     
     
       11. The exercise device according to  claim 8  further comprising a base having a cavity sized to fit around said lower housing,
 said lower housing extending up from said base, and 
 a top of said base is spaced from said upper platform. 
 
     
     
       12. An exercise system comprising:
 two exercise devices for performing a push-up with a clinched fist, wherein each of said exercise devices includes
 an upper platform, 
 a pad attached to and extending up from said upper platform, said pad having sufficient thickness to provide padding for a clinched fist during the performance of a push-up using said exercise device, 
 a lower housing engaging said upper platform, 
 a bearing element between said lower housing and said upper platform, and 
 regulating components that control the level of resistance to rotation between said lower housing and said upper platform, said regulating components are within a space formed by said upper platform and said lower housing; 
 
 a support bar having two ends; 
 a first attachment ring near one end of said support bar; 
 a second attachment ring near the other end of said support bar; 
 a first Velcro loop on a side opposite said first attachment ring, said first Velcro loop capable of attaching to a weight machine; and 
 a second Velcro loop on a side opposite said second attachment ring, said second Velcro loop capable of attaching to a weight machine; 
 wherein each of said attachment loops wrap around a respective lower housing of one of said exercise devices. 
 
     
     
       13. The exercise system according to  claim 12 , wherein each exercise device further including a base having a cavity sized to fit around said lower housing,
 said lower housing extending up from said base, and 
 a top of said base is spaced from said upper platform. 
 
     
     
       14. The exercise system according to  claim 13 , wherein the height of the cavity in each base is less than a distance from a bottom of said lower housing to a bottom of said upper platform. 
     
     
       15. The exercise system according to  claim 13 , wherein said base is tapered radially inward from a bottom to at least a bottom of said cavity. 
     
     
       16. The exercise system according to  claim 12 , wherein each exercise device further includes a base having a cavity, the cavity is sized to provide a space into which the lower housing fits, and the cavity covers a portion of an exterior of said lower housing. 
     
     
       17. The exercise system according to  claim 12 , wherein the height of the cavity in said base is less than a distance from a bottom of said lower housing to a bottom of said upper platform such that the lower housing extends from a top of said base. 
     
     
       18. The exercise system according to  claim 12 , wherein each exercise device further includes an additional height base that includes a cavity in which said lower housing fits in to raise said lower housing further from a surface on which said exercise device sits.